Heat sink including a heat dissipating fin and method for fixing the heat dissipating fin

Abstract

A heat sink including a heat dissipating fin comprises (1) a heat dissipating fin having a plurality of mountain-shaped portions and base portions supporting the mountain-shaped portions, (2) a base member having a plurality of slits into which the mountain-shaped portions of the heat dissipating fin are to be inserted and a plurality of holes for fixing the heat dissipating fin, and (3) a fitting member, provided with a plurality of projecting portions corresponding to the plurality of holes of the base member, for fixing the heat dissipating fin between the base member and the fitting member itself.

Description

[0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. .sctn.120 to co-pending U.S. patent application entitled "HEAT SINK INCLUDING A HEAT DISSIPATING FIN AND MEHTOD FOR FIXING THE HEAT DISSIPATING FIN", having application Ser. No. 09 / 642,742, filed on Aug. 18, 2000.[0002] 1. Field of the Invention[0003] The present invention relates to a heat sink including a heat dissipating fin and a method for fixing the heat dissipating fin to the heat sink main body. A heat sink including a heat dissipating fin according to the present invention may be utilized not only for heat dissipating and cooling of a heat generating electronic component or the like used in an electronic device but also for heat dissipating and cooling of articles in any field which require heat dissipation.[0004] 2. Related Art[0005] A semiconductor chip or the like used in various electronic devices such as a personal computer, a game console, an audio system or the like has been made smaller in size, and larger in i...

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Benefits of technology

[0013] More specifically, it has been found that it is possible to provide a heat sink including a heat dissipating fin, being inexpensive in processing cost, uniform in heat transfer resistance and excellent in heat transfer efficiency without degrading the strength of the fin, by firstly preparing a heat dissipating fin in a shape of a folded fin comprising mountain-shaped portions, a base member and a fitting member, then forming in the base member square slits having the size and number corresponding to the width, depth, mountain pitch, number of mountains of the heat dissipating fin, and holes for fixing the heat dissipating fin, then making on the fitting member projecting portions corresponding to the holes, then inserting the heat dissipating fins into the slits, fitting the projecting portions into the holes, pressing the heat dissipating fin between the base member and the fitting member, and caulking the heads of the fitted projecting portions, thereby fixing the heat dissipating fin.

[0014] Furthermore, it has been found that the same effect as described above can be also obtained by providing in a fitting member holes for fixing a heat dissipating fin and providing in a base member projecting portions corresponding to the holes.

[0015] In addition, it has been found that it is possible to more effectively fix a heat dissipating fin between a base member and a fitting member by providing a curved portion in a part of the base member and pressing the heat dissipating fin by the curved portion.

Problems solved by technology

However, the above-mentioned conventional method for attaching the elongated folded fin to the heat transfer plate, block or the like has the following problems.

Namely, the method of joining the elongated folded fin to the heat transfer plate, block or the like by brazing or soldering, as well as the method of adhering the heat transfer plate, block or the like by the adhesive agent have a problem of its high processing cost.

Additionally, the method of joining the elongated folded fin to the heat transfer plate, block or the like by brazing or soldering has a problem that the fin is softened arid the strength thereof is lowered by the heat in the joining process.

The method of fixing the elongated folded fin to the heat transfer plate, block or the like by caulking or screwing, as well as the method of adhering the elongated folded fin to the heat transfer plate, block or the like by the double-sided adhesive tape have a problem in which the heat transfer resistance (i. e, contact heat resistance) between the elongated folded fin and the heat transfer plate, block or the like becomes large.

Furthermore, the method of adhering the elongated folded fin to the heat transfer plate, block or the like by an adhesive agent has a problem in which the products thus processed do not have uniform heat transfer resistance, thus having a different quality in heat transfer resistance.

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